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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III

Portability
89
Imaging
47
Features
46
Overall
46
Ricoh G900 front
 
Sony Alpha A7S III front
Portability
61
Imaging
65
Features
92
Overall
75

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Key Specs

Ricoh G900
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 247g - 118 x 66 x 33mm
  • Announced February 2018
Sony A7S III
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 80 - 102400 (Boost to 409600)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 699g - 129 x 97 x 81mm
  • Introduced July 2020
  • Superseded the Sony A7S II
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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Overview

On this page, we are matching up the Ricoh G900 versus Sony A7S III, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the G900 (20MP) and A7S III (12MP) and the G900 (1/2.3") and A7S III (Full frame) have totally different sensor size.

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The G900 was brought out 3 years before the A7S III and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh G900 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the G900 matches up vs the A7S III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh G900 over the Sony A7S III

 G900 A7S III 

Reasons to pick Sony A7S III over the Ricoh G900

 A7S III G900 
IntroducedJuly 2020February 2018Fresher by 29 months
Display typeFully articulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution1440k1040kSharper display (+400k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Ricoh G900 and Sony A7S III

 G900 A7S III 
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Physical Comparison

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Ricoh G900 enjoys outside measurements of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony A7S III has measurements of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the G900 vs the A7S III.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G900 and A7S III is 89 and 61 respectively.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III top view buttons comparison

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing simply by researching specs. The photograph here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the G900 and A7S III.

All in all, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The G900 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Ricoh G900 will render greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older G900 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III sensor size comparison

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Ricoh G900
Portrait photography with Sony A7S III
45
you can focus manually
megapixel count decent (20MP)
has face detect focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
71
you can focus manually
big sensor size (Full frame)
includes face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Ricoh G900 as a Street photography camera
Sony A7S III as a Street photography camera
60
has image stabilization (Digital)
weather sealing
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
more heavy than competition in class (247g)
76
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
big sensor size (Full frame)
saves RAW files
offers touch to focus
environment proof
very good high ISO (102,400)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Ricoh G900
Sports photography with Sony A7S III
54
has image stabilization (Digital)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
has tracking focus
weather sealing
better than average battery pack (340 CIPA)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
76
high shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
big sensor size (Full frame)
includes tracking autofocus
environment proof
better than average battery (600 CIPA)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Ricoh G900
Travel photography with Sony A7S III
70
better than average battery pack (340 shots)
weather sealing
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (28mm)
more heavy than competition in class (247 grams)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
70
better than average battery (600 shots)
environment proof
connects via bluetooth
offers touch to focus
selfie friendly screen
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
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Landscape Comparison

Ricoh G900 Landscape photography information
Sony A7S III Landscape photography information
56
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Digital)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
weather sealing
better than average battery pack (340 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
77
you can focus manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
big sensor size (Full frame)
very good high ISO (102,400)
saves RAW files
environment proof
better than average battery (600 per charge)
has double storage slots
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Ricoh G900
Vlogging with Sony A7S III
32
reasonably wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Digital)
has face detect focus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
lack of microphone jack
more heavy than competition in class (247 grams)
77
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
includes face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
includes external mic port
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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A7S III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh G900 and Sony A7S III
 Ricoh G900Sony Alpha A7S III
General Information
Manufacturer Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh G900 Sony Alpha A7S III
Type Waterproof Pro Mirrorless
Announced 2018-02-21 2020-07-21
Body design Compact SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz XR
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 35.6 x 23.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 847.3mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 5184 x 3888 4240 x 2832
Highest native ISO 6400 102400
Highest boosted ISO - 409600
Lowest native ISO 125 80
RAW pictures
Lowest boosted ISO - 50
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 9 759
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.5-5.5 -
Macro focus range 1cm -
Number of lenses - 121
Focal length multiplier 5.8 1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully articulated
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 1,040 thousand dot 1,440 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 9,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.91x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 5.50 m (with Auto ISO) no built-in flash
Flash settings Flash on, flash off no built-in flash
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840x2160 3840 x 2160 @ 120p / 280 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 100p / 280 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 140 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 140 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-1, H.264, H.265
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Supports FlashAir SD cards Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB DB-110 lithium-ion battery & USB charger USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS Built-in None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 247g (0.54 lb) 699g (1.54 lb)
Physical dimensions 118 x 66 x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") 129 x 97 x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 85
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.6
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.3
DXO Low light score not tested 2993
Other
Battery life 340 images 600 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FZ100
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures))
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage Internal + SD/SDHC/SDXC card Dual SD/CFexpress Type A slots
Storage slots 1 2
Launch pricing $752 $3,499